How can one person make a lasting and meaningful difference? Chris Bartley has lived in the Oakwood-Winchell neighborhood for a long time. At one time, Woods lake was so overgrown, it didn’t look like a park at all. Chris wanted to revive the park, so she planted native plants there. Chris believed that native plants would do the most to preserve the park for future generations. Fast forward many years later and Emily Demorest discovers Friends of Woods Lake and commits to continuing the work Christ started there. Join Chris and Emily Demorest in the conversation about the power of native plants, not just to save a park, but to transform residential lawns into low-maintenance ecosystems.

Resources from the Show:

Seek App: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app

Email Friends of Woods Lake: [email protected]

Friends of Woods Lake on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FOWLkzoo

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